The color isn't true until it's set a little. It could also be the lighting in the room. If you're using brown coloring and it's very light then it's probably fine. Try looking at the color in different lighting.

I Googled the phrase "how to mix colors to make brown". This came up with a lot of paint mixing, but here's what I found.====

Primary colors are red, yellow and blue. Every other paint color that we use is derived by mixing these three paint colors in some way or another. Brown is one color that you can create by mixing all three primary colors. However, there are many other ways to get brown, and there are tricks to get the best quality color of paint.

Step1Refer to the color wheel. The color wheel will help you determine primary colors as well as secondary and tertiary colors. The colors you choose to mix will make different tones of brown, and the color wheel will help you as you make your selection.

Step2Mix one primary color with its complementary color. Red and green are complementary colors, so when you mix them together you get brown. Other complementary colors are orange and blue as well as purple and yellow.

Step3Add one secondary color to two primary colors. Mix yellow and blue paints to make green. Add red paint to that green paint to make brown.

Step4Find opposite colors on the color wheel. Mix the two opposites together to make brown paint.

Step5Combine orange paint with red paint. Mix them thoroughly, and then add a touch of black paint. This makes a deep brown paint that's very versatile.

Step6Darken your brown paint by adding a little bit of black paint to your mixture. You can also lighten your brown paint when you add white. This can make your brown paint the color of chocolate milk.

I Googled the phrase "how to mix colors to make brown". This came up with a lot of paint mixing, but here's what I found.====

Primary colors are red, yellow and blue. Every other paint color that we use is derived by mixing these three paint colors in some way or another. Brown is one color that you can create by mixing all three primary colors. However, there are many other ways to get brown, and there are tricks to get the best quality color of paint.

Step1Refer to the color wheel. The color wheel will help you determine primary colors as well as secondary and tertiary colors. The colors you choose to mix will make different tones of brown, and the color wheel will help you as you make your selection.

Step2Mix one primary color with its complementary color. Red and green are complementary colors, so when you mix them together you get brown. Other complementary colors are orange and blue as well as purple and yellow.

Step3Add one secondary color to two primary colors. Mix yellow and blue paints to make green. Add red paint to that green paint to make brown.

Step4Find opposite colors on the color wheel. Mix the two opposites together to make brown paint.

Step5Combine orange paint with red paint. Mix them thoroughly, and then add a touch of black paint. This makes a deep brown paint that's very versatile.

Step6Darken your brown paint by adding a little bit of black paint to your mixture. You can also lighten your brown paint when you add white. This can make your brown paint the color of chocolate milk.

ahhh! don't go by paint colors!!! they are not the same as gel or paste colors for cake decorating! there is different colors and properties to the stuff you use for food coloring...I found this out real quick.

ahhh! don't go by paint colors!!! they are not the same as gel or paste colors for cake decorating! there is different colors and properties to the stuff you use for food coloring...I found this out real quick.

ahhh! don't go by paint colors!!! they are not the same as gel or paste colors for cake decorating! there is different colors and properties to the stuff you use for food coloring...I found this out real quick.

yes, use the ivory.

Ooops sorry....thought it would help.

it's okay! sorry...I was hasty..thinking that the OP might see that...yeah it's kind of funky how that stuff is because my husband tried to tell me how to mix cake colors all the time...and it doesn't work the same as paints like it does for him....the ONLY one I found that works...is blue and red makes purple! LOL...and not a good one either! LOL

ahhh! don't go by paint colors!!! they are not the same as gel or paste colors for cake decorating! there is different colors and properties to the stuff you use for food coloring...I found this out real quick.

yes, use the ivory.

Ooops sorry....thought it would help.

it's okay! sorry...I was hasty..thinking that the OP might see that...yeah it's kind of funky how that stuff is because my husband tried to tell me how to mix cake colors all the time...and it doesn't work the same as paints like it does for him....the ONLY one I found that works...is blue and red makes purple! LOL...and not a good one either! LOL

(Tried to reply earlier - apologize if this double posts)

Thanks step0nmi for catching that. More proof that CC'ers look out for each other.

Tried to help as I was feeling very sympathetic. I had to make some tan/taupe fondant, and even the "warm brown" food color I bought was making it orangey.